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World Beer Awards 2023

Oct 15, 2023
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Congratulations to the 2023 winners from The Crafts Team

World’s Best No/Low Alcohol Beer

Lithuania

Gubernija, Non-Alcoholic Brown Ale

World’s Best Stout & Porter

Taiwan

Jim&Dad’s Brew Company, Impromptu

World’s Best Wheat Beer

Germany

Kurpfalzbräu, Ur-Weizen

World’s Best Specialty Beer

Brazil

Wäls, Brut

World’s Best Pale Beer

Canada

Microbrasserie Trois Lacs, La Juicy

World’s Best Dark Beer

Netherlands

Boschdal, Quadrupel

World’s Best IPA

South Korea

Amazing Brewing Company, First Love

World’s Best Flavoured Beer

Canada

Amsterdam Brewing, Double Tempest

World’s Best Lager

Japan

Yatsugatake Brewery, Touch Down Kiyosato Lager

World’s Best Sour & Wild Beer

Belgium

Sosab, Flemish Red Ale XII

In Austria, too, there is a growing number of craft cider producers, such as "Goldkehlchen" from Styria. They focus on regionality and quality and often use old and rare Austrian apple varieties to produce their cider (or "Zider", as it is also called in Austria).

Cider has also become a real trend in Switzerland in recent years. There are now a large number of cider producers offering their product on the market, including "Cider du Vulcan" in the canton of Fribourg, the Kobalt cidery in the canton of Sankt Gallen and the "Osterei" Oswald & Ruch in the canton of Schaffhausen. Local apple varieties also characterise the cider here, which is produced using traditional methods to ensure an authentic and high-quality product.

Craft - ciders from Germany, Austria, Belgium and Switzerland offer a variety of aromas, flavours and styles and are an alternative to other alcoholic beverages such as wine and spirits. It is definitely worth trying local products and discovering the growing craft cider scene around you.

Here is a sample of the ciders you can buy from us:

Cidre de Normandie de Bayeux

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Cheese and beer - that's my advice

Aug 11, 2023
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Trappisten Käse im The Crafts — Orval cheese from the holy monastery to go with the Trappist beer

Most people tend to think of a red wine when they think of a cheese plate, but you can also - or perhaps especially - tease out and emphasise the flavour of the individual cheeses with an accompanying beer. Combinations here are also of similar intensity:

A mild cheese goes well with light beers, an intensely - aromatic cheese with a strong beer. The main flavours of beer and cheese complement each other, either by finding each other again or by contrasting each other (salty cheese and salty, sweet beer).

TIP: Always serve the cheese at room temperature so that it develops its full flavour.